Missy Elliott & DJ Kool Herc to be inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Missy Elliott will be collecting another huge honour for her legendary career as she is named for the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame class. Missy will be the first female rapper to be honoured with the Rock & Roll Award, and this is her first year of eligibility. The other inductees for 2023 include Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, The Spinners, DJ Kool Herc, Link Wray, Chaka Khan, Al Kooper, Bernie Taupin and Don Cornelius.
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“This year’s incredible group of Inductees reflects the diverse artists and sounds that define rock & roll,” said John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. “We are honored that this November’s Induction Ceremony in New York will coincide with two milestones in music culture; the 90th birthday of Willie Nelson and the 50th Anniversary of the birth of Hip Hop.”
“Songwriter, groundbreaking producer, label executive, and video trendsetter, Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott was crucial to crafting the Virginia Beach sound that took over the airwaves in the late 1990s and 2000s. She established herself as an in-demand songwriter and producer and founded her own record label, all before breaking out as a Platinum-selling solo star. Elliott forged new paths for women in the music industry and society at large through her behind-the-scenes mastery and unapologetic ownership of her body, her se*ual desires, and her Blackness in her music,” wrote Rock Hall about Elliott.
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“It’s times I have gotten on line & seen your irrelevant your a flop your washed up & it would crush me at times BUT God you made me STRONG I kept going & you allowed my decades of WORK to SPEAK 4 itself I am HUMBLED thank you all my Supporters I LOVE YOU,” wrote Missy. “I want to say CONGRATULATIONS to all the other LEGENDARY artist who will now be inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame They have committed DECADES of hard work and IMPACT on music I thank you for the TIMELESS music you have shared with the World.”
It’s times I have gotten on line & seen your irrelevant your a flop your washed up & it would crush me at times🥺BUT God you made me STRONG I kept going & you allowed my decades of WORK to SPEAK 4 itself🙏🏾 I am HUMBLED thank you all my Supporters💜 I LOVE YOU💜 pic.twitter.com/gkHUttWoU5
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) May 3, 2023
I want to say CONGRATULATIONS to all the other LEGENDARY artist who will now be inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame👑 They have committed DECADES of hard work and IMPACT on music I thank you for the TIMELESS music you have shared with the World🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾💜 https://t.co/w1NbHM7oVM
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) May 3, 2023
“I want to say this is HUGE not for just me but all my Sisters in HIPHOP this door is now OPEN to showcase the hard work & what many of us contribute to MUSIC. I have cried all morning because I am GRATEFUL thank you rockhall & all on the committee & Supafriends,” she wrote.
I want to say this is HUGE not for just me but all my Sisters in HIPHOP this door is now OPEN to showcase the hard work & what many of us contribute to MUSIC. I have cried all morning because I am GRATEFUL thank you @rockhall & all on the committee & Supafriends💜 https://t.co/agHv7puauj
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) May 3, 2023
Last year, Eminem received the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame honour, where he was inducted by his longtime mentor and collaborator Dr. Dre. In his induction speech, the rapper named over 100 musical influences who inspired him in his long career.
Missy Elliott now joins the likes of JAY-Z, LL Cool J, The Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, N.W.A, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, Run-DMC and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, who was inducted into Rock Hall. “Thank you, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, for this incredible honor. And you know, growing up, we didn’t think we could be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. We were told that hip-hop was a fad,” Jay-Z said in 2021. “Hopefully, I’m informing the next generation that anything is possible.”
